The Nobel Prize needs no introduction. Since its inception a century ago, the immense importance and sterling significance of this internationally prestigious and sought after award has always been the dream and vision of every respectable nation in the world, And Malaysia, a fast-developing independent democratic Nation which has firmly set 2020 as the target year to become a fully developed Nation, has farsighted vision for one of its citizens to carve a niche in the August Hall of Nobel Laureates.

In fact, the ever far-sighted Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Hon. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has thrown a challenge to the Malaysian Scientific Community to strive for such scientific excellence that may produce a Nobel Laureate by the year 2020. The hosting of the Nobel Prize Centennial Exhibition In Kuala Lumpur (20th March – 27th June 2004) is a national effort fully backed by all Malaysians from the academic, professional, technical, scientific and the corporate sectors as well as multi-national corporations and amply backed by the political will of the Government of Malaysia.